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Australia Spares No Mercy For Asylum Seekers

In Indonesia, there is an old saying expressing one`s love of country, regardless of problems.  As the saying ...

Snowden applies for Russia asylum

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applied Tuesday for temporary asylum in Russia, ending three weeks of ...

World urges return to democracy in Egypt

World powers called on Thursday for a return to democracy in Egypt after the military ousted president Mohamed Morsi, ...

UN official says S. Korea law threatens right defenders

UN special rapporteur on human rights Margaret Sekaggya said Friday that South Korea`s 65-year-old national security ...

187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes

Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people and injured 77 others, ...

France urges Taiwan to hold debate on death penalty

France has condemned the execution of six death row inmates in Taiwan last week and urged Taiwan to open a national ...

Suu Kyi minta pelonggaran sanksi Myanmar

Pemimpin oposisi dan demokrasi Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, meminta pelonggaran sanksi Amerika Serikat (AS) terhadap ...

Violence against Shiite muslims in Sampang condemned

Various parties including NGOs, politicians, ministers and the president have condemned the latest violence against ...

World leaders mourn death of Ethiopia`s Meles Zenawi

World leaders on Tuesday mourned the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi with high praise after the ...

Myanmar urged to stop violence against rohingya muslims

The violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has drawn serious attention from many parties including ASEAN ...

ASEAN demands Myanmar`s explanation on Rohingnya conflict

ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan expects a detailed explanation by the Myanmar government on the bloody conflict ...

Fifty aid groups call for end to Gaza blockade

Fifty international NGOs and United Nations agencies on Thursday called on Israel to lift its Gaza blockade, first ...

Amnesty: Israel must end imprisonment without trial

Israel must free all Palestinians held without charges under so called "administrative detention" orders or give them ...

Amnesty critisizes US for unlawful Bin Laden raid

Amnesty International criticized the United States on Wednesday for its use of lethal force, particularly for the ...

Sri Lankan held for "witchcraft" in Saudi Arabia

A Sri Lankan woman has been arrested on suspicion of casting a spell on a 13-year-old girl during a Saudi family`s ...